The Great Enlightenment

Chapter 23 One night, the dance of fish and dragons

Ji Hong paced back and forth in the palace room, his expression changed continuously, and he gradually calmed down after a while, saying: "It's a great joy to return the year! Xu Jianghe, immediately order to arrange the Anyang City carefully. , welcome the eldest son!"

Xu Jianghe responded and took the order to leave.

Ji Hong then sat back on the honorable seat in the palace, his eyes were cloudy, as if hesitating for something.

……

It is Haishi.

As soon as the night fell, the vaguely cold Anyang City was lit up with thousands of lights one after another. There were big red lanterns hanging high in the streets, alleys, bridges, downtown and other places, and every corner was filled with gentle lights.

The crowds were bustling, and many small vendors were yelling and selling. Young masters and ladies dressed in exquisite silk and satin walked hand in hand under the lanterns, and luxurious wooden carved chariots slowly passed by, adding a bit of color to the lantern festival.

Anyang City, one of the eight inner cities of Taichu, is the city under the direct control of the Ji family. Ninety percent of the ordinary people living here have the surname of Ji. Except for the four main branches of the Ji family, almost all the rest He is a blood descendant of many collateral lines of the Ji family.

The annual Anyang City Lantern Festival should not have been held at this time, but Ji Hong, the Patriarch of the Ji Family, ordered the Lantern Festival to be held half a month later to today, but the specific reason was not clearly stated.

However, as the rumors sweeping the eight major cities in the inner city became more and more intense, almost everyone knew that Ji Yuenian, the eldest son of the Ji family, was heading towards Anyang City at this time.

The territory within the city walls of the ancient city of Taichu is extremely wide, and the big city gate on the west side of the outer city is not too close to the inner city core. If you travel on foot, it will take at least several hours.

……

"Festival of lanterns?" Ji Bugui looked at the lights in Anyang City from a distance, with a surprised expression, "My lord, there is a festival of lanterns in Anyang City tonight."

The moonlight was like water, sprinkled on Ji Yuenian's azure green Taoist robe, as if a layer of bright silver light had been spread on it.

A silvery white moon was reflected in the boy's pupils, and he said softly: "I probably know the intention of my father's move."

Ji Bugui was a little puzzled, and said: "I just counted the days. According to the usual practice, there are at least ten days before the Lantern Festival in Anyang City. What does the eldest son mean at this time? ...Is this an order from the Patriarch?"

Ji Yueqing flicked the sleeves of her Taoist robe, but without opening her mouth, she continued to walk towards Anyang City under the bright moonlight.

The night wind was still cold, and the memories of 16 years ago came flooding back, as if it had been a lifetime away.

……

The festival of lanterns is full of lights.

Zhao Yinyue stood quietly on the stone bridge, her head full of black hair billowing in the wind, she lowered her eyes to look at the pitch-black river flowing under the bridge.

The moonlight seemed to have never changed since ancient times. It shone on her snow-white neon clothes and also shone in her cold eyes, setting her off like a banished fairy.

"Moon."

Ji Hong dressed in a black robe, walked up the bridge slowly, and gently embraced Zhao Yinyue's shoulders from behind.

Zhao Yinyue's exquisite eyebrows and eyes were full of alienation, she took half a step back, broke free from Ji Hong's hand, opened her mouth lightly, and said, "What's the matter?"

"You just gave birth a few days ago, you don't have much time to rest, why did you sneak out again?" Ji Hong's eyes were full of worry, and the concern in his words did not seem to be fake, "At this time you have no With your cultivation base in your body, don’t catch a cold.”

Zhao Yinyue glanced at Ji Hong, shook her head and chuckled lightly, with a hint of disdain in her tone: "You and I have no relationship at all, why do you need to act like this?"

Ji Hong was silent for a moment, then said, "Turn your head away first."

"What?" Zhao Yinyue's eyes flickered and landed on Ji Hong's face.

"Turn your head away first." Ji Hong repeated.

The woman laughed for a while, and said: "Forget it, I want to see what you want to do."

After saying that, she turned around lightly, and her snow-white neon dress danced lightly, like a fairy in the moon palace who had fallen into the world.

After ten breaths, Ji Hong's voice came to his ears: "Okay, turn around."

When the night wind picked up, Zhao Yinyue turned her head sideways, with a strand of hair on the corners of her soft and bright red lips, what caught her eyes was the dazzling fireworks all over the sky.

Fire trees and silver flowers never go night.

"Still lonely?" Ji Hong smiled.

Zhao Yinyue didn't speak, but just looked up at the magnificent fireworks that illuminated the night sky.

Ji Hong leaned closer, and said, "Yue'er, are you feeling better?"

The woman in white clothes, who was as beautiful as a banished fairy, still didn't say a word.

Ji Hong was silent for a moment, took off his black robe, put it lightly on Zhao Yinyue's body, and said: "You are born like a heavenly man, and I know that I am not worthy of you, but I will do my best to get you out of here." The Zhao family was rescued, don't you feel a little grateful?"

"My mother is a lowly ghost, and I am not worthy of anyone." Zhao Yinyue took off her dark black robe with a flick of her hand, and threw it under the stone bridge. "I have some Tired."

After saying this, she turned around, supported the cold carved stone pillar, and walked slowly towards the bridge step by step.

This river traversed the entire Anyang City, and there were waves of water under the moonlight, rolling the black robe and rushing away, disappearing in an instant.

"Moon."

Ji Hong's voice came from behind.

Zhao Yinyue turned her back to him, her eyes as cold as moonlight were full of loneliness and loneliness: "It's too late."

Ji Hong was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Yue'er?"

The woman's snow-white skirt swayed lightly, and she walked down the stone bridge, her head full of black hair fluttering in the wind, and she never looked back.

Among the bright and noisy lights of thousands of families, none of them really belonged to her.

……

Pull the snow to find flowers, burn the lamp to continue the day, the number of fate is hard to speak.

The bright moon is clear and cold, boating on the Yishui River, sleeping on the ground and sleeping in willows.

It seems like a lifetime ago, youthful and whiteheaded, but a prisoner in the mirror.

The constellations rotate, the fireworks are dimmed, and there is a neon dress with fragrant sleeves.

……

"Zhao Yinyue was only 16 years old when she gave birth to me. Seven days later, her spirit and soul all died, and she passed away at the end of her life."

Ji Yuenian stood under the same bright moonlight, looking at the brightly lit Anyang City not far away, and said softly.

"My lord, these things happened 16 years ago." Ji Bugui's forehead was already dripping with cold sweat, "The members of the Ji family have always kept this secret. You were just a newborn baby at that time, how did you know so much?" ?”

The boy glanced at him, but didn't speak.

Even though Ji Buguidang knelt down on the ground in fright, his scalp tingled and tremblingly said: "My lord, I know I was wrong! I shouldn't have asked!"

After saying that, he raised his hand and slapped himself hard, but in just a short time, Ji Bugui's face on both sides had already swollen with extremely obvious signs of congestion.

"Get up."

Ji Yuenian shook his head slightly, and walked straight towards Anyang City.

(End of this chapter)